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Whitman County, WA

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03/20/2010
Top Fishing From Boat
Brown Trout
Green
Plastics
Afternoon
03/21/2010
3
1074

Interesting day; a couple of girls and my buddy and I headed out to Rock Lake for the first time to see if we could find a brown or two. After a couple of hours and switching baits many, many times we had only had one bite and it was on a senko. We switched sides of the lake and my buddy pulled out a 14" brown on the senko. About 30 min later I pulled out a 15" brown on a senko as well.
They were very aggressive bites, I had cast about 5 feet from shore where a weedline turned into rocks and about 5 seconds after casting (I still had plenty of slack in the line) I saw the fish jump out of the water where I had just cast and it took me a moment to realize that I needed to set the hook.
Both fish released to fight again!


Comments

ridgerooster
3/22/2010 5:40:00 AM
Arrived at Rock @ 7am 3-19-10 . Started to fish off the bank and was approached by a hiker reminding us the Rock lake is not open for fishing until the 3rd Saturday in April this year. Bummer. Close call.
T-Bone
3/22/2010 6:33:00 AM
Read the regulations and don't listen to "KNOW IT ALL / KNOW NOTHING'S, ridgerooster...Rock Lake is open YEAR ROUND. I always carry a copy of the Reg.'s in my vehicle.
ridgerooster
3/22/2010 6:52:00 AM
Thanks for your input T-Bone, but after reading the pamphlet, I read where it says " If the lake is not listed under the heading-East side Lakes-Special rules, that means it is automatically 'State wide rules and regulations. That means normal opening date-April 18th. And Rock lake is not listed under Eastside Lakes-special rules. Now we are really confused.
zaskar
3/22/2010 11:50:00 AM
if it's not open year around I'm GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY every month
Jake Dogfish
3/22/2010 12:47:00 PM
RR is confused. Statewide rules are year round unless listed under special regulations.
asdrees
3/22/2010 2:24:00 PM
Just to throw this out there, I have a feeling that if it was not year round then the GW would be all over it, something about 20+ boat trailers in the parking lot and ten or so people fishing from shore really make me think that it's open. That's a lot of potential revenue and I've never known them to skip out on that.
T-Bone
3/23/2010 6:26:00 AM
ridgerooster, p.30 of the Fishing In Washington Sport Fishing Rules 2009/2010 Pamphlet; Statewide Freshwater Rules:

"Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs are open to fishing for game fish (except dolly varden/bull trout and grass carp) year-round". unless listed by body of water in the pamphlet.

You let a walk by, "Know It All" become your instant expert and wreck your day of fishing.
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